[Wayne Gooch]

The CLC Shearwater Sport offers the perfect combination of lightweight, sharp West Greenland handling, effortless cruising speed, and an extra-large cockpit for comfort.

Watertight bulkheads and flush-mounted deck hatches are standard, so many builders go camping in their Shearwater Sports.

All kayak design is a compromise.  For speed, you want the kayak to be long and narrow.  For comfort, you want beam (width) and a big cockpit.  For maneuverability and compactness, a short kayak is desirable.  Artful compromise is the mark of good design, and we feel that designer Eric Schade’s Shearwater Sport is a great combination of kayak virtues.

http://www.clcboats.com  “Shearwater Sport”

Asking $3,000.00 each Kayak or 2 Kayaks for $5,000.00

Contact: Wayne Gooch gwayne176@gmail.com

778.848.2229

 

[Wayne Gooch]

[Former Member]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/volunteers-are-sewing-homemade-face-masks-but-are-they-effective-1.4865858Some of you may find this interesting:

 

Volunteers are sewing homemade face masks, but are they effective?
With reports of face mask shortages around the world amid the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers have begun sewing homemade masks for health-care workers. But can they protect against the virus and when should they be used?

[Kapila Jayaweera]

Got a confirmation from Metro Vancouver Parks indicating that this event will not proceed due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. They will provide further information once they reschedule this event.

Thanks everyone.

[Nick Heath]

Brian at GVRD has confirmed that these outings are cancelled or postponed indefinitely during the current pandemic.  You can likely get onto their e-mailing list for notifications if you interested in similar future opportunities or I’ll try to remember to post here instead.

[Former Member]

That’s a good question and not an easy to answer. The reason we are in a state of self isolating in to decrease the spread of the virus. The majority of people do show symptoms but some may not. Those “more at risk” cause then you could become a carrier. As it stand right now people age less the 60 years old with no chromic disease or immunocompromised, are a low risk to show symptoms OR if they get sick to get only mild issue. They will stay home and recuperate ( those are about 80-85% right now). So it come to a individual risk assessment.

. As it stand right now in BC self quarantine is voluntary, compare to Europe where place you require to get a permit to get out. So if you decide to get out be smart.just like when we plan kayak trip we need to pre plan, do risk assessment, alternative route… I would applied the same approach to this. Assess your personal risk factor base on age and health. Then if feel i could go out assess how am i at risk to transmit to other in my surrounding? For example, maybe after a trip don’t visit family or parents for the next 5 days. If decide to make it, keep group as minimal as possible with no sharing of food ( everyone bring freeze dry pouch, people sleeping in separate tents beside people same household. Wash hands, wash hands and wash hands some more.

in case a rescue have to occur or contact have to be happening:  the virus spread in what we call droplets and the precautions are what we refer droplets contact. To simply it imagine having a spray bottle that contains the virus. If you don’t press on the handle an release there low chance to spread it. Once you spray anything that is in a 2m ( 6 feet) area may get contaminated. Now that virus have  shown some resilience ( up to 1 week on surface). That’s in the “normal world”. There no studies i’m aware of sea water and resiliency. I personally use gloves when i paddle so i would feel comfortable to rescue someone as i also wear sunglasses. Mask for self protection is kind overblown for lay people. But to add protection if the person wear a mask it will contain it.

 

hope it help

[Kapila Jayaweera]

I would like to attend if participants can keep social distance according to Covid-19 restrictions. Not sure whether it is possible or even these events will go ahead. I will reach out to Brian to get his thought on this.

[Former Member]

Section C (pg 18)

Natural Features – Item 7

The annotation says “stony shore, shingly shore”. My bet with the larger cels on your chart, it’s boulders, not merely stones or cobbles.

[Former Member]

I added the following text on the Spring Fling event post. Of course we all hope for the crisis to be resolved sooner than later, but now is the time to be prudent.

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Friday Mar 20, 2020 – As of this week, governments at all levels have asked for voluntary self-isolation by the public to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Trips team is cooperating with these measures by cancelling this year’s Spring Fling.

The goals of this annual event are to get paddlers new and old out on the water and to bring together club members in planning and leading the activities. These goals clearly cannot be met under the current conditions and forecasts for when the pandemic may subside.

We wish you all health and safety in the coming days.

[Former Member]

I was one of the lucky participants in last Saturday’s outing to Widgeon Marsh with Brian. One of the things he said to us was that there were a number of locations in the region under his care that were difficult to get to or water access only. Among them: Widgeon Marsh, Admiralty Point (Belcarra), and Thwaytes Landing. This was one reason why he was very happy to have SKABC step up to work in these areas.

I very much encourage every club member to target these opportunities to participate in caring for these wild spaces that we love so much.

[Jayne Hardy]

Lorraine and I have postponed the planned trip to Desolation Sound in June indefinitely until the spread of the COVID 19 virus is under control and the “social distancing” requirements are lifted.  We will try to reschedule the trip later in the season if possible.

[Nick Heath]

Darlene and I did this in a previous year and we received an invitation to participate again in 2020.  I’m a bit slow posting this and perhaps the pandemic has forced changes recently, but here it is:

Brian Titaro, Metro Vancouver Parks’ Nat Resource Technician is seeking volunteers to help checking wildlife cameras in Widgeon Marsh Regional Park.

Spring monitoring dates are:

·         Tuesday April 14th

·         Tuesday May 12th

·         Tuesday June 9th

and there will be additional monthly dates until the end of October.

This is an all-weather, fairly rugged outdoor task that takes most of a day each time.

Pl contact Brian directly
Brian Titaro <Brian.Titaro@metrovancouver.org>

 

[Nick Heath]

Yes I agree – a rock reef or shelf at around chart datum depth.

[Former Member]

This is the best overview of the pandemic, its possible effects, and the effect of our behavior I’ve heard so far.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blkDulsgh3Q

“Imagine that you do (already) have the virus and change your behavior, not to avoid getting it, but to avoid passing it on.”

[Vincent Law]

To tie in with this months lecture on First Nations historic sites- Here’s an article referring to the First Nations fish traps:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/killer-whales-hunting-dolphins-amaze-onlookers-near-powell-river-1.5501493

 

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